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prevent vs debar

debar vs prevent

prevent and debar both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prevent No No Yes No
debar No No Yes No
As verbs, debar is a hyponym of prevent; that is, debar is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prevent:
  • prevent: keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  • debar: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
Other hyponyms of prevent include inhibit, make unnecessary, save, avert, avoid, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off, block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy, baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart, block, halt, kibosh, stop.
prevent (verb) debar (verb)
stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state prevent from entering; keep out
keep from happening or arising; make impossible prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
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